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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 525207" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>My holstein jersey cross had 4 calves on her. She still had to milk her out each feeding until the calves were a little older. Listen to MM. </p><p></p><p>Lance, take that milk you are getting from her and put it into the bottle of an orphan. Feed that orphan a few feedings like that to give the calf the cow's scent. It helps. Get a sponge and put milk on the calf's body. Let it dry. The cow will probably be more accepting of the orphan calf if you do this. If you don't have a headgate, while you are milking the cow with your head against the rib cage, her head in the feed bucket, have someone else slowly and gently slip the orphan calf in from behind and hook it up to the teat. Be prepared to move if she gets upset. </p><p></p><p>I buy split calves off of aged pairs at the sale barn and prefer them about a week old. You could get some dairy bull calves. This will reduce the time you spend milking and it would help empty the udder, which will help the cow. After about a week you can run both calves with the cow full time if you'd like. You'll still need to milk her out with only two calves. I'd probably go with three calves myself. After you see how much she can handle, you'll be better able to judge. When the calves get older, you can always reduce the numbers by sending one to the sale. You can wean them all and start over with another crop of calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 525207, member: 3162"] My holstein jersey cross had 4 calves on her. She still had to milk her out each feeding until the calves were a little older. Listen to MM. Lance, take that milk you are getting from her and put it into the bottle of an orphan. Feed that orphan a few feedings like that to give the calf the cow's scent. It helps. Get a sponge and put milk on the calf's body. Let it dry. The cow will probably be more accepting of the orphan calf if you do this. If you don't have a headgate, while you are milking the cow with your head against the rib cage, her head in the feed bucket, have someone else slowly and gently slip the orphan calf in from behind and hook it up to the teat. Be prepared to move if she gets upset. I buy split calves off of aged pairs at the sale barn and prefer them about a week old. You could get some dairy bull calves. This will reduce the time you spend milking and it would help empty the udder, which will help the cow. After about a week you can run both calves with the cow full time if you'd like. You'll still need to milk her out with only two calves. I'd probably go with three calves myself. After you see how much she can handle, you'll be better able to judge. When the calves get older, you can always reduce the numbers by sending one to the sale. You can wean them all and start over with another crop of calves. [/QUOTE]
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